At HelpfulHardwareGuy.com, our goal is to empower DIY enthusiasts and homeowners with reliable advice, honest reviews, and practical recommendations. As part of our commitment to transparency, we want you to know that this site contains affiliate links to products and services offered by Ace Hardware and other retailers.
When you click on one of these affiliate links and make a purchase, Helpful Hardware Guy may earn a small commission—at no additional cost to you. These commissions help support the content, tutorials, and resources we share, and allow us to continue providing valuable guidance in the home improvement space.
We only promote products we genuinely believe in, many of which we’ve used firsthand in our own projects—including building an entire house from the ground up. Our recommendations are based on real experience, honest opinions, and a passion for helping others bring their DIY visions to life.
If you have any questions about this disclosure or the products we feature, feel free to reach out. We’re here to be a trusted partner in your journey to create, build, and improve.
What are affiliate links?
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Prices are exactly the same for you if your purchase is through an affiliate link or a non-affiliate link. You will not pay more by clicking through to the link.
We use three main types of affiliate programs:
1. Amazon affiliate links.
helpfulhardwareguy.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties including, but not limited to, amazon.com. Amazon offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links.
If a blogger links to an Amazon product (with a special code for affiliates embedded in the link), and a reader places an item in their “shopping cart” through that link within 24 hours of clicking the link, the blogger gets a small percentage of the sale. Amazon links are not “pay per click.” If you click on the product link and stay around Amazon and purchase something else, however, I will get commission on that sale.
Anytime you see a link that looks like astore.com/… or amazon.com… it can be assumed that it is an Amazon affiliate link.
2. Product affiliate links.
helpfulhardwareguy.com is also a participant in the Ace Hardware Affiliate Program, which is designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Ace Hardware properties, including acehardware.com. Ace Hardware offers a commission on products sold through their affiliate links.
If a blogger links to an Amazon or Ace Hardware product (with a special code for affiliates embedded in the link), and a reader places an item in their “shopping cart” through that link within 24 hours of clicking the link, the blogger gets a small percentage of the sale. Amazon and Ace Hardware links are not “pay per click.” If you click on the product link and stay around Amazon or Ace Hardware and purchase something else, however, I will get commission on that sale.
Anytime you see a link that looks like astore.com/… or amazon.com… or acehardware.com… it can be assumed that it is an affiliate link.
What about sponsored content?
I do not write sponsored posts. I want to bring you real, unbiased information. However, if a post is sponsored by a company and it is a paid sponsorship, I will disclose this clearly in the beginning of the post.
I Become an Affiliate Marketer with Wealthy Affiliate? Here’s why,
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